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Testing Practitioner Handbook

By : Renu Rajani
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Testing Practitioner Handbook

By: Renu Rajani

Overview of this book

The book is based on the author`s experience in leading and transforming large test engagements and architecting solutions for customer testing requirements/bids/problem areas. It targets the testing practitioner population and provides them with a single go-to place to find perspectives, practices, trends, tools, and solutions to test applications as they face the evolving digital world. This book is divided into five parts where each part explores different aspects of testing in the real world. The first module explains the various testing engagement models. You will then learn how to efficiently test code in different life cycles. The book discusses the different aspects of Quality Analysis consideration while testing social media, mobile, analytics, and the Cloud. In the last module, you will learn about futuristic technologies to test software. By the end of the book, you will understand the latest business and IT trends in digital transformation and learn the best practices to adopt for business assurance.
Table of Contents (56 chapters)
Testing Practitioner Handbook
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
Index

How is QA transforming to meet the demands of agile/DevOps life cycles


It is important to note that while agile and DevOps practices strive for faster software delivery, quality, and stability, security of applications is always the first priority in any business. Any failure of IT applications has a direct impact on the corporate image. The aim of a QA is to develop the internal capability to deliver software faster to support the needs of the business; however, the software must also satisfy the needs of the end user. This is achieved by developing an environment where an application can be tested early, optimally, and quickly. It is also equally important to be able to monitor quality continuously in production and test environments.

In order to maximize the effectiveness of the QA function, organizations should ensure that the basic principles of agile (that is, to communicate, collaborate, and integrate) are practiced in a continuous and consistent manner. Additionally, QA teams should...